Darklands (song)

{{Short description|1987 single by the Jesus and Mary Chain}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Darklands

| cover = Darklands_(song).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the Jesus and Mary Chain

| album = Darklands

| B-side = Rider

| released = {{start date|1987|10|26|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=24 October 1987}} Misprinted as "The Parklands" on source.

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 5:23

| label = Blanco y Negro

| writer = Jim Reid, William Reid

| producer = William Reid, Bill Price

| prev_title = Happy When It Rains

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Sidewalking

| next_year = 1988

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = 12-inch cover

| type = single

| cover = JAMC Darklands 12inch.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption =

}}

}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Darklands

| italic_title = no

| type = ep

| artist = the Jesus and Mary Chain

| cover = Darklands EP.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|1987|10|26|df=y}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 13:42

| label = Blanco y Negro

| producer = William Reid, Bill Price

| prev_title = Happy When It Rains

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Rollercoaster

| next_year = 1990

}}

"Darklands" is a song by Scottish rock band the Jesus & Mary Chain and the third single from their album of the same name. The single was released in October 1987 by Blanco y Negro Records on 7-inch vinyl, 10-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl and as a CD single. The 10-inch and the CD were entitled Darklands E.P.

The single reached number 33 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 on the Irish Singles Chart. William Reid was the producer for all the tracks with Bill Price co-producing "Darklands" and John Loder co-producing "Rider", "On the Wall (Porta Studio Demo)", "Here It Comes Again" and "Surfin' U.S.A. (April out-take)".